dandaz

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Hi

Well not quite...

I have just bought a restoration series 3 1981 landrover off e bay ,The guy said it was a 2.5 Sherpa engine,anyone know how I can tell wort sort of engine I have [I cannot find any id on the block]...?

Can you buy the front window brackets?

Why is there some stuff leaking out of the ball thing inside the front wheel?

Is the green olive paint available in cans?

I noticed the outside if the front hubs turn what is that for?

Is 65 mph the top speed?

What about heat is there a heater?



So many buttons/handles in the cab area ,I suppose I will find out what they all do....

As you are probably aware I know nothing about Land Rovers...:eek:
 
if its a sherpa engine, its a perkins
yes, i have some, which brackets are yer after
thats oil, needs repairing(new seal )
yes, paddocks or ebay
free wheelers, ****e, bin em
yes
no
maybe
yes its obvious


hope this helps ;)
 
if its a sherpa engine, its a perkins

yes its obvious

:D

The brackets either side of the bottom of the window with a bolt in ,they might need welding on....

Just did a quick searchy, grease might cure my front ball leak ,is there a hole for it and one to drain?Also did searchy on heater ,matrix/blower...Suppose I could have searched first..

Thanks Perkins....Never heard of them...:D
 
Hi

Cheers mate......The heaters look the same as the Reliant`s ,good job it`s pretty warm down here....:)

ah Disco short for discovery.....

I was thinking in the bath, Discovery Injection Super Car Offroader..:eek:

Paddocks?

Where you keep loads of horses?
 
go to the news agents and buy a landrover magazine, read it, then you will see an advert ;)
 
You have a landrover mag....wow....

I googled paddock thanks, but it`s a bit boring buying parts for a set amount, I would rather win them on e bay, even if the price was the same..

I need some rear shocks ,paddocks sell them in one`s, how does that work?
 
how does that work?


Dampers
Unless a dampening structure is present, a car spring will extend and release the energy it absorbs from a bump at an uncontrolled rate. The spring will continue to bounce at its natural frequency until all of the energy originally put into it is used up. A suspension built on springs alone would make for an extremely bouncy ride and, depending on the terrain, an uncontrollable car.

Enter the shock absorber, or snubber, a device that controls unwanted spring motion through a process known as dampening. Shock absorbers slow down and reduce the magnitude of vibratory motions by turning the kinetic energy of suspension movement into heat energy that can be dissipated through hydraulic fluid. To understand how this works, it's best to look inside a shock absorber to see its structure and function.

twin tube shock absorber

A shock absorber is basically an oil pump placed between the frame of the car and the wheels. The upper mount of the shock connects to the frame (i.e., the sprung weight), while the lower mount connects to the axle, near the wheel (i.e., the unsprung weight). In a twin-tube design, one of the most common types of shock absorbers, the upper mount is connected to a piston rod, which in turn is connected to a piston, which in turn sits in a tube filled with hydraulic fluid. The inner tube is known as the pressure tube, and the outer tube is known as the reserve tube. The reserve tube stores excess hydraulic fluid.

When the car wheel encounters a bump in the road and causes the spring to coil and uncoil, the energy of the spring is transferred to the shock absorber through the upper mount, down through the piston rod and into the piston. Orifices perforate the piston and allow fluid to leak through as the piston moves up and down in the pressure tube. Because the orifices are relatively tiny, only a small amount of fluid, under great pressure, passes through. This slows down the piston, which in turn slows down the spring.

Shock absorbers work in two cycles -- the compression cycle and the extension cycle. The compression cycle occurs as the piston moves downward, compressing the hydraulic fluid in the chamber below the piston. The extension cycle occurs as the piston moves toward the top of the pressure tube, compressing the fluid in the chamber above the piston. A typical car or light truck will have more resistance during its extension cycle than its compression cycle. With that in mind, the compression cycle controls the motion of the vehicle's unsprung weight, while extension controls the heavier, sprung weight.

All modern shock absorbers are velocity-sensitive -- the faster the suspension moves, the more resistance the shock absorber provides. This enables shocks to adjust to road conditions and to control all of the unwanted motions that can occur in a moving vehicle, including bounce, sway, brake dive and acceleration squat.
 
Sorry Grunt

I did`nt explain myself properly...

I would`nt just want to change one ,I would want to buy a pair ,the dealership sells them in ones...Is`nt it to best to buy a pair...?

There`s nothing wrong with mine ie as a damper ,the top has come off but I would like a pair....A bit like buying a pair of shoes rather than just one at a time...:confused:
 
It int hard you just multiply the price for a single one by two:rolleyes:

Is it this critter x2

I am just saying if you are new to vehicle repairs ,you have a broken one you would just order one ,which is probably wrong...:confused:
 
ffs mate, this lot already think us cornish are stupid - stop giving them ammunition!
 

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